Release 4

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Codesystem-reference-version-rules.json

FHIR Infrastructure Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

Raw JSON (canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification)

Definition for Code System ReferenceVersionRules

{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "reference-version-rules",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+11:00"
  },
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
  },
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "fhir"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "normative"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version",
    "valueCode" : "4.0.0"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 2
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-version-rules",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.90"
  }],
  "version" : "4.0.1",
  "name" : "ReferenceVersionRules",
  "title" : "ReferenceVersionRules",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23+11:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
    },
    {
      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "Whether a reference needs to be version specific or version independent, or whether either can be used.",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/reference-version-rules",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "either",
    "display" : "Either Specific or independent",
    "definition" : "The reference may be either version independent or version specific."
  },
  {
    "code" : "independent",
    "display" : "Version independent",
    "definition" : "The reference must be version independent."
  },
  {
    "code" : "specific",
    "display" : "Version Specific",
    "definition" : "The reference must be version specific."
  }]
}

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.